Alon Pinkas ( he, אלון פנקס, born 6 August 1961) is an Israeli diplomat and writer.

Early life

Alon Pinkas was born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

and grew up in Rehovot. He graduated'' summa cum laude'' in political science from

Hebrew University The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. After his bachelor's he went straight to the United States to do his master's, and he graduated cum laude from

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with degree in Government and Politics. He is married to Revital. They have two children.

Diplomatic career

Pinkas served as Chief of Staff to

Shlomo Ben-Ami Shlomo Ben-Ami ( he, שלמה בן עמי; born 17 July 1943) is a former Israeli diplomat, politician, and historian. Biography Shlomo Benabou (later Ben-Ami) was born in Tangiers, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel in 1955. He was educated at T ...

and David Levy (Ministers of Foreign Affairs). He was a foreign policy advisor for Ehud Barak and political advisor to Shimon Peres.Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau: Alon Pinkas: Foreign relations expert & former Consul General of Israel in New York
/ref> From 2000 to 2004, Pinkas served as

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of Israel in

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.Alon Pinkas may be Israel's next UN ambassador

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, 30 October 2009 He was succeeded as Consul General by Aryeh Mekel.Arye Mekel picked to replace Pinkas
'' Haaretz'', 4 August 2004 He has also been a foreign affairs analyst for

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Some Writing Media

Al-Monitor: Independent, Haaretz, Jewish Journal, Times of Israel

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinkas, Alon 1961 births Living people Israeli consuls Israeli political scientists Georgetown University alumni Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni People from Rehovot